STRIKES, ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATION
STRIKES
The Great Upheaval of 1877
Homestead Strike 1892
Strike Library- here you can find comprehensive articles about some of the largest and most violent labor clashes in pre-industrial America. although there are too many to list the links below highlight the strikes that had the biggest impact on future legislation and policy.
1835 General Strike, Philadelphia PA - 1835 Textile Strike, Paterson NJ - 1873 Coal Miners Strike, OH and PA 1877 Great Railroad Strike, Nationwide - 1886 Great Southwest Railroad Strike, Nationwide 1886 Haymarket Affair, Chicago IL - 1892 Homestead Miners Strike, Homestead PA - 1894 Pullman Strike, Pullman IL 1894 Great Northern Railroad Strike, Nationwide - List of major Strikes in the United States
Workers in Pullman IL walk out during the Strike of 1894
labor
8 Hour day Movement poster, 1886
AFL Emblem 1886
After many violent and destructive confrontations between employers and workers many of the largest unions turned towards different methods to help their members. These included pooling members over the decades to increase strength.
National Labor Union 1866 - Knights of Labor 1869 - Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions 1881 American Federation of Labor 1886 - American Railway Union 1893 - Industrial Workers of The World 1905 Congress of Industrial Organizations 1935 - AFL-CIO 1955
Vintage IWW Banner Circa Early 1900s
education
Education is the key!
in order to fully understand how business is conducted between employers and organizations it is of the utmost importance to realize that almost all rules, regulations, policies, and standards are enforced by federal law. many of these laws have been implemented because of various strikes and upheavals that occurred over the decades. Beginning as far back as the civil war, fair treatment of workers has been at the forefront of the fight for equality and fairness in the workplace. in order to ensure the organizations have bargaining power and their members have protection on the job the most important aspect is involvement in your union through politics.
RECONSTRUCTION/TURN OF THE CENTURY 1863-1900
Emancipation Proclamation 1863 - Anti-Peonage Act 1867 - Arbitration Act 1888 - Sherman Antitrust Act 1890 Erdman Act 1898
PRE-INDUSTRIAL/GREAT DEPRESSION 1901-1933
Federal Employers Liability Act 1908 - Adamson Act 1916 - Transportation Act 1920 - Railway Labor Act 1926 Norris-LaGuardia Act 1932 - National Industrial Recovery Act 1933
NEW DEAL/WORLD WAR II 1933-1950
National Labor Relations Act 1935 - Fair Labor Standards Act 1938 - Smith Connally Act 1943 - Employment Act 1946 Taft Hartley Act 1947
GOLDEN AGE/CIVIL RIGHTS ERA 1950-1978
Landrum Griffin Act 1959 - Equal Pay Act 1963 - Civil Rights Act 1964 - Age Discrimination In Employment Act 1967 Occupational Safety And Health Administration 1970 - Employee Retirement Income Security Act 1974 Pregnancy Discrimination Act 1978 - Humphrey Hawkins Act 1978 - Civil Service reform Act 1978
MODERN WORKPLACE LEGISLATION 1980-2000
Worker Adjustment And Retraining Notification Act 1988 - Americans With Disabilities Act 1990 Family And Medical Leave Act 1993